Why is Rody Duterte popular? By Jun Velasco   AT the rate presidentiable Rody Duterte is being bludgeoned and blackened by Human Rights groups left and right, he may yet become a national hero for being “crazy” in eliminating drug lords and hard-core criminals from Philippine society. The enemy or…

Safe, healthy water in Dagupan now real By Gonzalo Duque   WE’RE glad. While we were doing this column, two gentlemen surprised us with a visit, an engaging visit… we had to park our notes for a while. It was the opportune time to say our heart’s piece about our…

Cooperation, the key to success By Bebot Villar   UNIFIED efforts have always proven effective as shown again last May 20, 2015. The Dagupan City PNP, PDEA RO1, elements from Pangasinan PPO, SAF and the Navy Intelligence again combined efforts in an operation that resulted in the seizure of around…

School Blues By Johanne Macob AS we flip our calendar to another month, the pupils and students in our respective families are on their way to classrooms (again). The summer vacation, filled with outings, sports, movie marathons, and out of town trips, is over! The sleeping late and waking up…

Martial Law, first press job remembered By Jun Velasco   “If life is to be sustained, hope must remain even where confidence is wounded or trust impaired,” Erik H. Erikson LAST Friday, we were at the Commission on Human Rights particularly at the HR Victim’s Board at Virata Hall, U.P….

Rody Duterte, a human rights violator? Bah! By Gonzalo Duque   IT’S disheartening, obscene, nauseating, to say the least that the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) people want Mayor Rody Duterte investigated for alleged human rights violations. Why, may we ask, don’t they look first at their own backyard?…

Bayanihan in our schools By Bebot Villar   ON June 1, there will be no more postponement. It will be green-and-go for the opening of the country’s public elementary and high schools. This is why Department of Education (DepEd) launched this year’s edition of Brigada Eskwela in our schools to…

Preparing for the worst By Hilda Austria   AFTER the deadly earthquake in Nepal that killed thousands of lives, our Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) was alarmed by the possibility of the “Big One”, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that will originate from the West Valley Fault along the…

Ed Maramba leads national fish congress By Jun Velasco   “Give man a fish, and he will eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” — Confucius   THE summer-heat is beginning to show in the political environment. Locally, Mayor Belen Fernandez’s…

Pangasinenses visit Rody Duterte By Gonzalo Duque   DAVAO CITY — We wrote this column in Durian City. Do not be amazed if we are a frequent visitor of the next president of the Philippines. How can we help it? No less than our super friend Mayor Rody Duterte does…